By Qing Nie
The NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research (CMCF) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) actively connects researchers across the mathematical, physical, and biological sciences to usher in a new era of biology. CMCF is one of four NSF-Simons Research Centers for Mathematics of Complex Biological Systems that are situated across the country. CMCF offers opportunities for scientists to build interdisciplinary collaborations; hold educational programs for high schoolers, undergraduate students, and early-career researchers; and host various activities at the interface between mathematics and biology throughout the year.
Two exciting CMCF events are scheduled for September and October of this year:
The NeuroDataScience Workshop will take place from September 22-23, 2022, at UCI’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building. This two-day workshop aims to highlight recent challenges and developments that pertain to big data problems in neuroscience. Participants will get the chance to discuss some of the emerging big data challenges in the context of learning, memory, and behavior, and even identify potential solutions.
The 5th Annual Symposium on Multiscale Cell Fate will be held from October 24-25, 2022, at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering, which is located at UCI. The symposium will focus on emergent properties of cell fate and provide several opportunities for young researchers to initiate collaborations across disciplines, including a competition for the Interdisciplinary Opportunity Award program to support collaborative projects.
For more event information and additional details about CMCF, please visit us online. Questions, comments, or ideas? Contact us any time at [email protected].
Qing Nie is the Chancellor’s Professor of Mathematics and Developmental & Cell Biology at the University of California, Irvine. He is the director of the NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research. Nie is also a SIAM Fellow as well as a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.